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Cantino Planisphere, 1502, was named after Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy employed by the Duke of Ferrara, who smuggled this valuable map from Portugal to Italy. the original is on display at the Biblioteca Estense Universitaria in Modena, Italy. battlemaps.us/products/world…

OTD Yesterday 😀1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.

Map of Charleston & Harbor, South Carolina, 1780 | Battlemaps.us battlemaps.us/products/south… #carolina #Charleston #history #map

Plan of the White House, A manuscript architectural drawing of The White House (“President’s House”) in Washington, D.C., made in 1807 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe | Battlemaps.us battlemaps.us/products/washi…

Map of #Goa, #India, 1596, Linschoten copied the map prior to 1589, together with other documents, from secret Portuguese sources, while working as a personal secretary to the much older Portuguese Archbishop of Goa battlemaps.us/products/goa-i…

1827 East Coast NY–FL Nautical Chart | Battlemaps.us battlemaps.us/products/u-s-e…

A very early Spanish navigational chart of the coast of Central America, presumably created in the early 1500s, Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Portolan Chart | Battlemaps.us battlemaps.us/products/centr…

Montgomery attacked the lower town gate (L) where he received his mortal wound. Arnold’s force moved from the north (M) and he too was wounded in the assault. battlemaps.us/products/canad…

#OTD 1775 the Americans fail in their attempt to capture Quebec. After several unsuccessful attempts by Montgomery to convince the British garrison to surrender, the Americans conducted a two-pronged assault during a snow storm on December 31, 1775. 1/2

American St. Nick tells the remarkable TRUE story of a handful of American soldiers the 28th ID help bring Christmas back a small Luxembourg town, & unknowingly create a holiday tradition that continues to this very day! youtube.com/watch?v=Xih68zNL… #ww2 #BattleoftheBulge @USArmy

#OTD 1620 – The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower landed at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, establishing the Plymouth Colony. Tom Brady becomes a pirate and the rest is #history as they say.

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New Jersey, issued by William Faden in 1778 and drawn from Bernard Ratzer’s survey made in 1769 just prior to the American Revolutionary War. Battlemaps.us battlemaps.us/products/new-j…

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2LT Edward T. Biddle Jr was killed on 3 January 1945 at Hotton-Grandmenil, Belgium during the #BattleoftheBulge. He served in D Co., 291st Inf Regt, 75th Infantry Division. #BFB

We are participating in @bestdefense_ Battle of the Bulge Honor Walk 76th Anniversary to honor & remember our veterans of #WW2. We are going to do our walk at Arlington National Cemetery & visit veterans graves that were in the #BattleoftheBulge & share them with you.

LTG Donald H. Cowles was veteran of the #BattleoftheBulge and he served in the 4th Armored Division during this campaign. #BFB @bestdefense_

BG James Boumbouras was a veteran of #Normandy and the #BattleoftheBulge. He was awarded a Silver and Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He retired as a BG in the #PAARNG @bestdefense_

TC Richard H. "Dick" Case was a veteran of #Normandy and the #Battleofthebulge with the 101st Airborne. He holds 2 Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He also served in Korea. @bestdefense_